Acta Oeconomica
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Volume 69: Issue S2
A Comparative Study of Multinational Subsidiaries and Local Companies in Emerging Economies: A Manufacturing Practice Approach*
Authors:
Levente Szász Corresponding author. Vice Dean and Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Béla Gergely Rácz Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Anca Borza Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Botond Benedek Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Pages:
107–129
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2019
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2019
Article Category:
Journal Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/032.2019.69.s2.5
Keywords:
multinational companies; best practice; knowledge management; knowledge transfer; emerging markets; F23; M11; O14
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This paper investigates whether multinational companies possess superior manufacturing knowledge relative to domestic companies operating in emerging market countries. Manufacturing knowledge is operationalized as knowledge in use through the implementation and performance impact of manufacturing practices. Using survey data of 216 manufacturing plants located in five emerging countries, we apply analysis of variance (ANOVA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) to identify the potential knowledge surplus of multinational subsidiaries over local companies. Results of our analysis show that, generally, multinational subsidiaries invest significantly more effort in implementing manufacturing practices. Nevertheless, their knowledge superiority concerning the effective use of these practices is only materialized in terms of practices related to human resource development and advanced manufacturing technologies.

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Acta Oeconomica Periodical of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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0001-6373
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1588-2659

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  • Dániel Prinz, World Bank
  • Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, Slovenia

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  • László Csaba, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary and Central European University, Austria
  • Beáta Farkas, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Péter Halmai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and National University of Public Service, Hungary
  • Martin Kahanec, Central European University, Austria
  • Michael Landesmann, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), Austria
  • Péter Mihályi, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
  • Debora Revoltella, European Investment Bank

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Acta Oeconomica
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